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Intelsat late yesterday said it has received the necessary regulatory approval to proceed with its sale to private equity company Zeus Holdings Ltd. Intelsat still has not revealed whether the […]

Agence France Presse is reporting that Alenia Spazio, a unit of Italian defense group Finmeccanica, was awarded a 775 million euro ($1.04 billion) contract to supply the Italian Space Agency […]

Dow Jones is reporting today that Spanish highway operator Abertis wants to buy a stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat. The report noted that no agreement has been reached yet, […]

The Russian News & Information Agency reported on its Web site that a Cyclone-3 rocket carrying the Sich-1M satellite is to be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Dec. 24 […]

The demonstration satellite that was placed in a lower than expected orbit by the test launch of the Boeing Delta 5 Heavy on Dec. 21 was built by students at […]

According to a news report posted today on Sify.com, India’s government approved funding for a new spacecraft to help telecom and broadcasting companies to use the national satellite system for […]

XM Satellite Radio today said it selected Millsport, the sponsorship and event consulting unit of The Marketing Arm as its agency of record. Under the agreement, Millsport will provide a […]

The Boeing Co. today said its Delta 4 Heavy launch placed a demonstration payload into a lower than expected orbit. According to Boeing, preliminary review of the launch data indicated […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. said it won a follow-on contract from an existing customer for roughly $1.3 million. The contract was a follow-on to a previously announced $8.3 million contract for […]

DirecTV Inc. today said it is adding Fox HD (high definition) programming in 26 markets. The Fox HD programming from WNYW in New York and KTTV in Los Angeles will […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) today said it has signed a second contract concerning the In-Orbit Validation phase of the Galileo satellite navigation system with Galileo Industries. The value of […]

Rocky Mountain News today reported that the U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to launch a new spy satellite in 2006. According to the report, the launch will occur […]

GlobeCast is bringing a new multicultural channel to audiences in Australia and New Zealand targeting local ethnic communities. It is launching Australian Multicultural Television Network (AMTV), Australia’s first full-time DTH […]

Antrix Corp. Ltd., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization and Measat Global Bhd of Malaysia signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to pool their […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said that won a contract from EchoStar Communications Corp. to build that company’s EchoStar 11 direct broadcast satellite. The satellite will be based on SS/L’s 1300 platform […]

According to various media reports today, Panamsat is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of stock in an effort to raise about $1.12 billion, with the majority of the proceeds […]

Arianespace Dec. 18 said it successfully launched the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios 2A from its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was launched on an Ariane 5 […]

Nilesat, the Middle East-based satellite operator is likely to order a new satellite in the first half of 2005. Salah Hamza, head of engineering, Nilesat, told Satellite News in an […]

In an effort to reduce the amount of interference satellites face, the Satellite Users Interference Re-duction Group (SIURG) is working on a protocol to help identify the owners of interfering […]

MDU Communications today said it has entered into an agreement with DirecTV Inc. for the roll out of Bulk/Choice Advantage (BCA), a new satellite video program specifically designed for the […]

Eutelsat Multimedia Director Arduino Patachinni, who also serves as chairman of the board of directors at Skylogic, believes the operator’s recent deal with ChinaSatcom could lead to more opportunities for […]

In observance of the holiday season, Satellite News will not publish on December 27. The next issue will be dated January 3, 2005. The staff at Satellite News would like […]

Eumetsat, the inter-governmental European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, continues to boost its co-operation with Eastern European states with another two key agreements, allowing Lithuania and Bulgaria countries […]

The Nature Conservancy is using satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the United States and around the world. “The Nature Conservancy works with […]

Inmarsat today said it has appointed retired Adm. James Ellis Jr. as an advisor to its board of directors. Ellis formerly served as the commander of the Unites States Strategic […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Dec. 15 unanimously adopted rules for satellite earth stations on vessels (ESVs) in the C- and Ku-bands, rules which the commission said will provide regulatory […]

The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) said today that Scott Chase will take over as president, effective Jan. 3, 2005, succeeding retiring president Ahmad Ghais. Chase brings more than 20 […]

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper said Dec. 14 he plans to “solidify” plans next week with his four-star commander of Space Command for the use of an […]

Panamsat today said it will transition customers off Galaxy 5 onto Galaxy 12 on Jan. 10, 2005. The transfer window opens at 3:00 a.m. EST and will close three hours […]

The battle between the two satellite pay-TV platforms in France, TPS and CanalSatellite has taken an interesting twist with the news that Canal+ has won the exclusive rights to screen […]